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Mr. Portnoy from Brooklyn, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Convenient and Comfortable Computer Use

Help me give my students a class laptop charging/storage cart to make using the laptops a seamless process!

  • $577 goal

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My Project

In our class we have an old laptop charging/storage cart. It's actually meant for iPad-sized devices so the laptops we use fit very awkwardly. Additionally, between the way the the charging ports are oriented and the way the cart closes, the charger cords are getting some major wear and tear -- some have even shredded to the point where the inner wires are exposed.

With all that said, a new laptop charging/storage cart would be a boon for our class!

Currently, handing out and putting away the laptops is an unwieldy process - for the student helpers and even the teachers. A new laptop cart would streamline the process of handing out the laptops, putting them back to charge, and storing them for when they're not in use.

Most importantly, a more efficient laptop transfer process would allow us to get started sooner on the challenging schoolwork that needs to be completed each day. The amount of lost work-time would go down a lot, the flow of the class would run more smoothly and, simply put, the increase in learning would boosted tremendously.

Mr. Portnoy PS 889 Grades 3-5

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

52 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pearington 30 Device Mobile Charging/Storage Cart for iPads, Tablets, Laptop, and Chromebook, Up to 13-inch Screen Size, Classroom Locking Charging Station • Amazon Business $453.09 1 $453.09

Materials cost

$453.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.45

Total project goal

$576.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $576.34

1 Donor

-$576.34

Donations toward project cost

-$489.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.45

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 $0.00

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